The Last Tree Lists How Kids Can Care for the Environment
Award-winning
author and commercial voice actor Gutch Gutierrez highlights the importance of
caring for the environment in his latest picture book, The Last Tree. Published
by Hiyas, OMF Literature’s imprint for children’s books, this post-apocalyptic
story uses catchy rhymes and striking illustrations to list the many roles of
trees.
As a
bonus, the book also features a fun infographic that suggests simple ways to be
a good steward of God’s creation. The infographic is doodled by Gutch’s wife,
Rory Gutierrez, and lists seven simple ways children (and even adults!) can be
a good steward of creation.
Here are
some tips listed in the infographic:
Plant a tree once a year.
As the
book shows, a world with no trees is a desolate place. Aside from teaching kids
the importance of trees, adults must also encourage children to plant them.
This way, kids will learn how to be responsible for the environment at an early
age. Not only that, planting trees can be a great bonding activity between
parents and their children, too!
Save water.
It may
sound obvious to many people, but some often take this tip for granted. Simple
acts, like closing the faucet after using it, could help save clean water for
the use of future generations.
Shop secondhand.
Not only
will buying pre-loved items save you money, you also help reduce the need for
raw materials to make more products. This means less need to cut down trees, or
mine for coal, or produce harmful chemicals that hurt the planet.
The Last
Tree is one of the exciting new offers of Hiyas, OMF Literature’s imprint for
children’s books, this 2019. It is available at National Book Store, OMF Lit
Bookshop, Passages, and other leading bookstores nationwide for P120.00. The
book can also be ordered online through omflit.com. For more information,
please contact 0922-8878557.
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